Listen up folks! threre is this guy , you've got to know him, TONY S.!! I must tell you about him, One night , durring the winter, in NYC he spent a whole show way back in the taper pit. This is the cool thing about TONY S., he gave me his front row ticket!!!!!! Fear of long distence winter driving, was the only thing keeping me in Canada all winter, see you in summer.

This is a great show and a great recording. Really captures the energy (e.g. jam out of Nobody Girl into Gimme). I want more!

Man... I love these Ryan Adams songs P & F are doing. It's great to see some fresh new songs from a great songwriter (not that the old classics aren't fab). Joan and Barry are great singers as well and add a great dimension that if not neglected, was never really a priority for most of the last 40 years.

My cousin and I were reminiscing over beers at Stout on 33rd street before the show that this was about our 30 year anniversary of following the Dead + post Jerry bands. Amazing that we still have the bug. Well it sure was cold in midtown on the 19th. Walking in, you forgot all about it -- great venue: small, easy to go pee and easy to get a beer. More importantly, easy to get real close to the stage on the floor.
As the band jammed into Love Light I watched Joan (aka Donna Jr.) come out. She was bundled up pretty good as it was cold. But before she tore into her first lyrics she had pealed down to her T-shirt. I took this as symbol of a hot show to come. And it sure as hell was. Listen to the jam at about 4 minutes into Doin' That Rag. To me that sums up the night. Real good playing all around. While no Jimmy or Warren, this is a great band, very fluid and from a few rows back it seemed to me (what the hell do I know) that Phil was real relaxed. China Cat, Scarlett > Fire, Cats  man! And that is just Set One. I am sucker for HeÂs Gone and Terrapin, so I was real happy with the second set. New Potato, what a great treat. Gimme Shelter is my favorite Stones song and the band did a good job of (JoanÂs voice really fits it IMHO) so that was a real highlight. This is a good recording. Sure as hell is no Betty SBD, but I guess those days are gone.

and that's just the first set!! Lady with a Fan and Terrapin highlight the second. Great show and very nice recording.

Best show of the Hammerstein run, IMHO, and tasty as audience recordings go. Give it a listen!